Stručni rad
https://doi.org/10.33128/ag.87.1.3
Influence of seed treatment with plasma activated water and growing conditions on the mineral content in the fruits of two pepper varieties (Capsicum annuum L.)
Iva Knezović
orcid.org/0009-0009-0061-9480
; Sveučilište u Slavonskom Brodu, Biotehnički odjel, Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska
Jela Ćosić
; Sveučilište u Slavonskom Brodu, Biotehnički odjel, Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska
Krunoslav Mirosavljević
orcid.org/0000-0001-5639-7367
; Sveučilište u Slavonskom Brodu, Biotehnički odjel, Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska
Nataša Romanjek Fajdetić
; Sveučilište u Slavonskom Brodu, Biotehnički odjel, Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska
Slavica Antunović
; Sveučilište u Slavonskom Brodu, Biotehnički odjel, Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska
Robert Benković
orcid.org/0000-0001-6116-8470
; Sveučilište u Slavonskom Brodu, Biotehnički odjel, Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska
Teuta Benković-Lačić
orcid.org/0000-0002-0849-8611
; Sveučilište u Slavonskom Brodu, Biotehnički odjel, Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Pepper is a vegetable crop from the Solanaceae family, which originally comes from Mexico and Central America and is now one of the most widely consumed foods in the world. The richness of vitamins and minerals and other beneficial ingredients make them a high-quality vegetable. Peppers are a good source of minerals such as magnesium, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and iron. High-quality vegetables are increasingly in demand by consumers, and various fertilisers are used to support the growth of vegetables. A promising and still new physical method has emerged as an alternative to fertilisers – cold (non-thermal) plasma, which has numerous advantages in agriculture, such as high efficiency in seed germination and disinfection and environmental safety. When water comes into contact with plasma, plasma-activated water (PAW) is formed, which has emerged as a suitable technology in agriculture due to its reactive properties. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of seed treatment with plasma-activated water on the mineral content of pepper fruits under different growing conditions. The seeds of two pepper varieties were soaked in PAW, and the plants were grown to technologically mature fruits, which were analyzed using an ICP-OES spectrometer. The results show that the fruits whose seeds were treated with PAW had an increased content of all minerals (with the exception of sodium in one variety) compared to the control. According to the average values, the calcium content increased by 11,86%, the magnesium content by 9,47%, the potassium content by 10,18%, the sodium content by 5,37% and the phosphorus content by 7,83%. In the control pepper fruits, the higher mineral content was mainly found in peppers grown in the field, while in the fruits whose seeds were treated with PAW, the mineral content was higher in the greenhouse than in the field (except for sodium content).
Ključne riječi
PAW; field; greenhouse; elements; bell pepper
Hrčak ID:
334442
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.6.2025.
Posjeta: 630 *